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Restaurants are all in on plant-based burgers. Except McDonald’s.

January 15, 2020 by foodsafeguru

By Laura Reiley Burger King touched off the plant-based-meat revolution in the restaurant world when it launched its Impossible Whopper in August. It was followed by Dunkin’ with its Beyond Sausage breakfast sandwich and White Castle with Impossible Sliders. Subway introduced meatless meatballs, Little Caesars started delivering Impossible Sausage pizzas, KFC added Beyond Fried Chicken, […]

A vegan man claims Burger King cooked Impossible Whopper alongside meat

November 19, 2019 by foodsafeguru

by Hollie Silverman A man is suing Burger King because the meatless Impossible Whopper is cooked on the same grill as meat products, the lawsuit alleges. The class action lawsuit, filed Monday in the Southern District of Florida, claims that although the burger chain advertises its vegan option as meat-free, it is contaminated by meat […]

Toxic Ingredients in Soft Serve Ice Cream May Make You Think Twice Before Ordering

April 2, 2019 by foodsafeguru

Editor’s note: This post gets a lot of attention as we transition into warmer weather. Originally posted on July 23, 2013. It is the summer and thoughts change from hot cocoa to ice cream. If you aren’t a hard ice cream fan, you may indulge in soft serve ice cream. It may surprise you, as […]

Apple Slices sold at Burger King Recalled

September 11, 2015 by foodsafeguru

Appeeling Fruit Inc. in Dauberville, Penn. is recalling a limited number of consumer packages of fresh sliced apples with Best-if-Used-by dates of 09/14/15 and 09/21/15, due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. To date, health authorities have not linked any illnesses to this recall. No other products are affected by this recall. […]

This Is What Fast Food Burgers Look Like 30 Days After They’re Ordered

October 17, 2014 by foodsafeguru

by Carly Ledbetter We’ve seen fast food meals that haven’t aged in months or say, 14 years, but this particular timelapse video from Buzzfeed left us feeling like we don’t want to take a bite out of a fast food burger anytime soon. The video, which samples burgers from seven popular fast food chains like […]

Chain Restaurants Decrease Salt Slightly but Progress is Slow & Uneven, Report Finds

July 5, 2014 by foodsafeguru

A review of 136 meals from 17 top restaurant chains finds that the companies have reduced sodium on average by six percent between 2009 and 2013, or just 1.5 percent per year. The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest says that the progress has been slow and inconsistent. The biggest reductions in sodium […]

Woman finds razor blade in Burger King salad

June 16, 2014 by foodsafeguru

by Brandon Lee Jennifer Ashley, of Flagstaff, took a picture of a box-cutter that she says she found inside her chicken apple cranberry salad. “It was actually in my salad,” Ashley said. “There was a razor blade in there that I could have potentially put in my mouth and cut my mouth with.” Ashley said […]